Faucet



W. E. LA HUE.

FAUC'ET.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I6. 1918.

Patented Apr. 13, 1920.

BY dem TTENEYS WILLIS E. LA RUE, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OFONE-HALF TO WILLIAM P. HALL, 0F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

FAUCET.

T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, vWILLIS E. LA RUE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Indianapolis, county of Marion, and State of Indiana,have invented a certain new and useful Faucet; and I do hereby de clarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which like lettersrefer to like parts.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in faucetconstruction and is primarily adaptedA to be used in connection withsoda fountains and the like for dispensing carbonated water, and theprimev feature of the invention is the provision of a non-leakablefaucet.

A further feature of the invention is the provision of a faucet, no partof which will require packing of any description to prevent leakage ofthe carbonated water therefrom.

A. further feature of the invention is the provision of drainingvchannels which prevent the carbonated water from dripping or exudingfrom any part of the faucet, except at the drainage point. A furtherfeature of the invention isin so placing the draining ducts that thedrippings therefrom will be excluded from sight, and a further featureof the invention is in so constructing the faucet that but a limitednumber of parts will be required in producing the faucet.

Further features of the invention will be hereinafter more fully setforth in the accompanying specifications.

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application,Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through the faucet as seen online 1-1 of Fig. 2, showing the same attached to a tank containing.

carbonated water. Fig. 2 is a sectional view as seen on line 2-2 of Fig.1, showing the valve or plug in closed position. Fig. 3 is View similarto Fig. 2 with the valve or plug set to permit the carbonated water tofreely flow through the faucet. Fig. i is a similar view of the valve orplug set to cause the carbonated water to spray, or pass with force fromthe faucet. Fig. vis an elevation of the valve or plug removed from thefaucet and Fig. 6 is a sectional view as seen on line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designatecorre Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 13, 1920.

Application filed February 16, 1918. Serial No. 217,498.

spending parts throughout the several views; 1 indicates a faucet whichis provided with a body portion 2, an extension 3 and a nozzle 41, whichparts are formed integral.

rlhe body 2 is provided with an opening 5 extending upwardly from thelower end thereof and tapered from the bottom to the top portion, saidbody portion having a neck 6 .proJecting upwardly therefrom and of lessdiameter than the diameter of the body and through the neck is formed abore 7 for the reception of a shank 8 of a valve or plug 9, said plugbeing tapered to iit the taper of the opening 5, and of less length thanthe length of the opening.

The lower end of the opening 5 is normally closed by a cap 10 whichscrews into the lower end of the opening 5 and in order to hold theupper end of the valve or plug 9 firmly against the upper end 11 of theopening 5, any suitable form of spring mechanism 12 is attached to thelower end of the plug, the outer ends of the spring mechanism pressingagainst the upper face of the cap 6 thus yieldingly holding the plugagainst the upper end of the opening at all times, and leaving a spaceat the lower end thereof to act as a drainage chamber.

Extending longitudinally and preferably through the upper portion of theextension 3, is a bore 13, to the inner end of which is attached a lead14 from a. tank 15, said tank being of the usual construction forcontaining carbonated water. The bore 13 leads into the opening 5 and isadapted to register with the bifurcated ends 16 or 17 of a bore 18,which latter bore extends transversely through the plug 9. The nozzle iisprovided with bores 19 and 20, with one or the other of which the bore18 is adapted to register when the plug 9 is properly rotated, and indispensing soda water or the like it is customary to rst place theSyrups in the glass and substantially fill the glass with carbonatedwater after which the contents of the glass are'thoroughly mixed byadding an additional supply of carbonated water under high pressure,this latter operation being accomplished by attaching the pipe 21 to theouter end of the bore 20, the pipe 21 being of a much less diameter thanthe bore 19.

The plug V9 is rotated through the medium of a handle 22 which has asquare socket 23 to receive the square end 24 of the shank 8, saidhandle having a sleeve 25 which fits around the neck 6 and the handle isheld in position on the shank by introducing a screw 26 `through thesleeve 25, the inner end of the screw having a stud27 which enters aslot 28 in the face of the neck 6, said stud also serving to limit therotating movement of the handle and the plug.

The extension 3 is provided with an integral shoulder 29, which abutsagainst one face of the casing or fountain 30, while a nut 31 isthreaded on to the free endof the extension 3 and against the oppositeface of the case, said shoulder and nut holding the faucet firmly inposition. lt has been the practice heretofore to provide various formsofwashers and gaskets and the like to prevent leakage around the partsof the faucet, andit has always been found that owing to the rapiddisintegration of such washers it requires constant attention inrenewing the washers and tightening the same before disintegration hasdestroyed them,

7^ and even with such constant attention the faucets leak and suchleakage isv discharged Y upon the counter or else a vessel is providedto catch the same. ln apphcants device, however, these objectionablefeatures are entirely overcome,

as there are no washers,y gaskets or other sealing means used 1n anypart of the faucet and in order to prevent drippings from dischargingfrom the exposed portion of the faucet and thus descend upon thecounter.l

the plug 9 is provided with a peripheral channel 32 which extendsentirely around the plug at a point adjacent its upper end A' 4, andcommunicating with the' peripheral 'channel is a pair ofverticallyedisposed channels 33 and 34.

The vertical channels 33 and 3d are so positioned that when the valve 9is in closed position as shown in Fig. 2of the drawings, said channelswill be positioned beyond the bores 19 and 2O respectively, so thatshould any of the carbonated water seep in between the valve 9 and thewall of the opening 5 it l will be carried down through said channelsand discharge at the lower end of the valve,

thus making it practically impossible for any of the water to pass intothe bores 19 and 20, from whence itwoulddrip upon the table or supportbelow the faucet.

'lt will likewise be seen that the carbonatedV In order` to remove thedrippings from vthe lower endl of the opening 5, the extension 3 isprovided in its lower portion with a .bore 35,.one end of whichcommunicates with the interior` of the opening 5 atea point below the,lower end of the valve or likewise be seen that in view of the limitednumber of parts required in producing the faucet it can be very cheaplyconstructed and will last indefinitely in view of the fact that thereare no parts to wear or become loosened after the device is onceassembled and owingto the fact'that there are no parts used which willbecome disintegrated from contact with the carbonated water, the faucetVwill require no attention after once being properly attached to thesoda fountain.

l/Vhile this invention is shown and described as used in connection witha soda fountain and tank containing carbonated water, it will befully'understood that the valve may be .used for any desired purpose. Itis not to be Vlimited to use in connection with soda fountains.

' rhe invention claimed is:

l. A faucet structure having 'an'opening therein a pluralityoflongitudinally extending bores communicating with said opening, a valveadapted to fit in said opening, said valve having a peripheral channeladjacent its upper end, a drainage chamber adjacent its lower endandvertically extending channels communicating with ythe peripheralchannel and drainage chamber whereby the seepage fromvthe parts of thefaucet Varound the valve will beV gathered in said channels and conveyedtopsaid chamberY and discharged through one of said longitudinallyextending bores. Y

Y2A faucet structure `having a hollowY body, a neck extending` upwardlyfrom the closed end of the'body, said body having bores communicatingtherewith', a Vvalve in said hollow body, af stem on said valveextending through said neck, means toV engage and rotate said stem andvalve, meansl to close the lower end of said body, and means to drainthe interior of the body and prevent leakage through any of the exposedportions of the faucet or stem, kcomprising a horizontal peripheralchannel adjacent theV upper end of theV valve, vertical channelscommunicating with the horizontalfchannel, and a bore communicating withthe lower portion of the hollow body for conveying the liquid contents`of the hollow body therefrom.

fixed my signature.

ln witness whereoflv have hereunto.',af- V wi'LLrs E. LA RUE. y

